Breathing fire at Montecasino

Breathing fire at Montecasino

Prosound was recently approached by long-time client Max Jele from
the Montecasino in Johannesburg and tasked with bringing to life one of
the dragons that line adorn the walls of the gambling and entertainment
complex. Jele challenged the Prosound team to device a solution capable
of making the dragon breath ‘fire and fury’.

The obvious solution
was for Prosound to integrate a smoke machine, however the problem with
this was that condensation was forming around the dragon’s mouth,
creating it to ‘drool’.

Drawing on its vast experience in live
entertainment, Prosound devised a customised solution that included a
Look Solutions Viper S smoke machine with an extended hose that then
stopped far away from the mouth of the dragon to prevent any unwanted
drippage. The Viper S was then linked up to the Raspberry Pi being used
to trigger the rest of the dragon effects using an ENTTEC DMX USB Pro
device.

‘The compact design of the Viper S smoke machine was key,
allowing it to be hidden in the surrounding scenery of the venue so that
it doesn’t ruin the immersive effect,’ noted Prosound’s Siphelele
‘PEPE’ Khumalo. ‘And because the Look Solutions products are designed
and used in venues all over the world where performance and reliability
are non-negotiable, Montecasino can be rest assured that their dragon
will flame without fizzling out.’